Upon the Partition of Ireland in 1921 it became the first station south of the border on the line.
The Ulster Railway opened the station on 25 May 1858.
[1] It is understood to have been one of the first in Ireland with flushing toilets.
Glaslough became the northern terminus for nearly 9 months until it was closed on the 1 June 1958 and Monaghan became the terminus until the line's closure the year afterwards.
Some station building remain but are used for other purposes and the signal box has been reconstructed on the site.